Comparison

Every So vs Tend+

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Every So

This app helps you maintain meaningful connections by reminding you to reach out to important contacts. Set custom intervals for staying in touch and receive gentle nudges to call or text. Organize your relationships with tags and never miss special occasions.

Highlights
  • Customizable contact reach-out intervals
  • Gentle reminders for communication
  • Direct calling/texting from reminders
  • Contact organization with tags
  • Special occasion and holiday reminders
  • Private by design, no cloud syncing
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Never lose touch with the people who matter. Your contacts list is your most important social network. It holds your closest friends, family, mentors, colleagues, and the people who shaped your life. But staying in touch is harder than it should be. Life gets busy. Messages pile up. Months pass before you realize you haven’t talked to someone important. Every So helps you stay connected with the people who matter. Choose how often you want to catch up and get gentle reminders when it is time to reach out. Don’t forget to reach out to those who matter every so often. No pressure. No guilt. Just stronger relationships. HOW IT WORKS Review your contacts Quickly go through your contacts and choose how often you want to stay in touch, from yearly to weekly. Get simple reminders See who you should reach out to today, soon, or later with a clear timeline of upcoming catch ups. Reach out in seconds Call or text directly from the reminder so connecting with someone takes only a moment. Organize with tags Group people by friends, family, work, or custom tags to keep your relationships organized. Remember special occasions Create holidays and assign contacts so you never forget birthdays, holidays, or important moments. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your relationships are personal. Your data should be too. Every So is built differently. • No accounts • No cloud syncing • No tracking • No ads All your data stays on your device and is stored directly in your contacts. PERFECT FOR • Staying in touch with long distance friends • Keeping up with family • Maintaining professional relationships • Remembering important holidays • Being more intentional about the people in your life

About

Tend+

This app helps you maintain important relationships by reminding you to reach out to people you care about. It provides daily prompts and allows you to personalize reminders to stay connected with friends, family, and acquaintances.

Highlights
  • Daily outreach prompts
  • Personalized reminder settings
  • Birthday and anniversary detection
  • Life event awareness (Premium)
  • Customizable prompts (Premium)
  • One-tap interaction logging
Features
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Your phone holds hundreds of relationships. It does nothing to help you tend to them. Tend+ changes that -- in under 2 minutes a day. THE PROBLEM EVERYONE RECOGNIZES You think of someone. A friend from college. An old coworker. Someone who meant something. You tell yourself you'll call this week. Then you don't. Weeks turn into months. Not because you stopped caring. Because nothing reminded you to act on that care. Proximity used to do this for you. You saw people at church, at the office, in the neighborhood. Now it doesn't. And the people who matter quietly drift. HOW TEND+ WORKS Each morning, Tend+ gives you a short list of people to reach out to, with prompts like: - Ask how the new job is going - See how Edgar is settling in after the move - Check how Elizabeth is adjusting with a new baby - Let Sandra know you remember it's been two years since she lost Johnny. Swipe through, reach out however feels right -- call, text, voice memo -- and move on with your day. Tend+ decides who to surface based on the rhythm you set for each person, who's overdue, and what's happening in their life. Every day feels relevant. No busywork. Over time, you can teach Tend+ about your people. Your daily prompts go from "Just say hey" to "Ask how Jennifer's doing at her new school." That's the difference between polite and personal. WHO IT'S FOR Not your closest circle -- you already think about those people. Tend+ is for the ones that distance or busy lives make harder to hold onto: - The friend who keeps meaning to call - The parent whose social world narrowed after kids - The pastor or coach tending to more people than memory can hold - Anyone who believes relationships are cultivated, not managed WHAT YOU GET Free: Up to 30 people, 5 daily cards, up to three groups, all reminder frequencies, birthday and anniversary detection, streak milestones, one-tap logging for calls, texts, and more. Tend+ Premium ($19.99/year or $2.99/month): Unlimited people, 8 daily cards, life event awareness (new baby, new job, grief, and more), personalized prompts that get smarter over time, unlimited custom groups, mass direct import from CSV file, insights, and full interaction history. Less than $2/month to be the friend who always remembers. YOUR DATA IS YOURS Tend+ does not read your messages. It does not listen to your calls. It does not sell your data. Your relationships are yours. Period. START WITH THE PEOPLE WHO COME TO MIND The old friend. The mentor. The neighbor you keep meaning to check on. They're already in your phone. Tend+ helps you tend to them. Questions or feedback? We'd love to hear from you at support@tendplus.app Tend+ uses Apple's Standard Licensing Agreement: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Every So4 screens
Tend+4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Every So at none against Tend+'s 2. Every So also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and review sentiment (100% vs 83%). Tend+'s advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 14 months). On price, ratings volume, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Tend+ sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Every So asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Every So holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 9 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Every So's written reviews are positive against 83% of Tend+'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Every So ships an update every 14 months, Tend+ fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Every So versus Tend+: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEvery SoTend+
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (5 ratings) — better4.6 (9 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better83.3% of reviews
Number of ratings59 — better
Update frequencyEvery 14 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.115.1
Further details — not scored
Size19 MB47 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRiptide Data LLCDaniel Atchison

Customer experience

Every So

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Tend+

All ratings9 ratings
Positive88.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative11.1%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive83.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative16.7%

In-app purchases

None

Every So

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Tend+

Subscriptions2
  • Tend+ Premium$2.991 Month
  • Tend+ Premium$19.991 Year

Questions

Is Every So free?
Every So is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Tend+ free?
Tend+ is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Every So or Tend+?
Every So is rated higher. Every So averages 5.0 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while Tend+ averages 4.6 from 9 ratings.
Do Every So or Tend+ have ads?
Neither Every So nor Tend+ shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Every So or Tend+?
Every So ships an update every 14 months, and Tend+ fortnightly. Most recently, Every So was updated on November 4, 2026 and Tend+ on October 31, 2026.

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